Adam and Eve on a Raft: Mystery Stories Style:Trade Paperback Kelner’s short fiction has also

Kelner’s short fiction has also been nominated for the Anthony

the collection never appeared in the United States – until now

" Scrib becomes a sleuth hoping not only to solve the murder but also (often in vain) to feather his own nest

Keane is a compulsive solver of mysteries

Adam and Eve on a Raft: Mystery Stories Style:Trade Paperback Kelner’s short fiction has alsoWRY AND WICKEDLY MURDEROUS!! Ron Goulart's first collection of mystery short stories features two of his most famous characters. Five of the stories are about Scrib Merlin, a would be comedian and disgruntled advertising copywriter, who seems always to be present whenever someone expires with a cryptic dying message on his lips. When a murder victims gasps "ninety nine clop clop" or "six tablespoons molasses" or "Adam and Eve on a raft," Scrib becomes